The law ministry has written to the Election Commission seeking its opinion on a proposal to set up the mechanism, ET has learnt. The propo...

A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi demanded answers from the legislative department of the law ministry within ...

The court has also sought the time frame from the states and the high courts for completing the recruitment drive and construction of court...

While striking down the UP govt's law, Supreme Court said, Section 4(3) of UP Ministers (salaries, allowances & miscellaneous provisions) A...

The government said the issue was "under consideration" and sought some time to clarify its stand, as a PIL on the matter has raised severa...

Unfortunately, in our country, neither the Parliament nor the Election Commission of India paid any attention to the problem so far,” the b...

SC was dealing with a PIL which has sought probes into such affidavits to find out if assets were proportionate to the known sources of inc...

The Election Commission had earlier backed the need for candidates to disclose the source of income of their spouses and dependents in the ...

"Yadav has lost the election and must have vacated the bungalows by now. He is no more the chief minister. How can he retain both the house...

Trinamool member Saugata alleged that while the apex court was “transgressing” its rights, Parliament was not asking why former judges were...

The court direction came on a petition filed by NGO Lok Prahari, seeking to do away with unnecessary allowances and perks to former lawmake...

It has been alleged that pension and other perks being given to MPs even after demitting office are contrary to Article 14 (Right to Equali...

The state government defended its action on the grounds of security, but the court set it aside and asked the state to recover appropriate ...

The apex court had held that chargesheeted Members of Parliament and MLAs on conviction for offences, will be immediately disqualified from...

"The voters have the right to know that the growth of politicians' wealth is commensurate with their known sources of income and through le...

The law as it stands, declared by the Supreme Court in an earlier 2014 judgement, does not allow those with subsisting government contracts...

SC today struck down as ultra vires a provision which protects a convicted lawmakers against disqualification on the ground of pendency of ...